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Original Article

Autoantibodies Against Arterial Antigens: Characterization by Elisa and Immunoblot Analysis in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat

W. Ofosu-Appiah Department of Immunology, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, 13501
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L-Y Huang Department of Immunology, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, 13501
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M. Kuhnle Department of Immunology, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, 13501
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G. Sfeir Department of Immunology, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, 13501
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A. Kennel Department of Immunology, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, 13501
Pages 21-35 | Received 20 Jan 1995, Accepted 07 Jul 1995, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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